I have wanted to do this costume since last Halloween. I thought it was the funniest costume idea and I was able to combine my love for both Stevie Wonder and Wonder Woman. I started with the red corset. I purchased it on E-bay for super cheap and the quality was amazing. I made the … Read more
My sister and I were at a thrift store in February when I saw a blue and yellow gumball machine and inspiration struck. “That looks just like Tom Servo’s head,” I said, and from that, a costume idea was born. My friend Lindsay and I used to watch Mystery Science Theater: 3000 when we were … Read more
My handsome 2 year old son and I decided to go costume shopping at Toys R Us. As soon as we got there you would have sworn the gates of heaven opened up b/c he was in his glory. I asked him to pick out a costume but he was so distracted by all of … Read more
Our son loves Legos. Who doesn’t. We found the perfect container for a Lego head. So the theme was set. We sprayed the head from the inside to keep the shine on the plastic. Then my husband drew the eyes and mouth with a sharpie. Then we removed some plastic in both and replaced it … Read more
Happy Halloween! My favourite time of year! I always struggle with a MILLION ideas, I want to dress up every day of October, (but I don’t think work would like that). Sometimes I really struggle to come up with a great costume, so I come to Coolest Homemade Costumes for inspiration. My costume is not … Read more
We always enjoy Halloween. This year we decided that we would do Nightmare Before Christmas and our son would be Sam from Trick r Treat I did Oogie Boogie (my Husband, Troy) first, he is really just a large stuffed pillow from burlap. I sewed the arms on and put foot holes in the bottom. … Read more
This year I had decided to be Inspector Gadget. But I wanted to make it in a way no one has done ever before. I searched everywhere online. I must have looked at hundreds of photos. Every photo was practically the same with the helicopter sitting on top of the hat and it was huge, or the hand was … Read more
The inspiration for my costume came from my love of vibrant colors and beautiful detail. What better costume to capture than a peacock? I had this crazy idea to convert my wedding dress into a costume and that’s where it all began. My goal, when creating this costume, was to have something that could hold … Read more
Who doesn’t love Little Debbie snack cakes? NO ONE! Which one is your favorite? P.S. There a TON to pick from! My personal favorites are a tight competition between Oatmeal Cream Pies and Starcrunch! When chatting at work one day with a friend she divulged her “dirty secret” that she hides boxes of Oatmeal Cream … Read more
Science is not typically any kid’s favorite subject..except for me! Growing up I would religiously watch “The Magic School Bus” on PBS. If for some horrible reason you aren’t aware what this glorious show is AND you haven’t Google’d it yet…I’ll give you a quick synopsis. Miss Frizzle, the eccentric Science teacher, would teach her … Read more
Hello everyone, this is my first homemade costume. And it came out great! I won some great prizes the two nights I wore it! And everyone wanted to take their picture with me. I wanted to be mystique, but the online costume I saw online were expensive and didn’t really showcased the nude look of … Read more
Well Well Well, bwahahahaha. Hello children! I see that I was invited to attend a costume contest and I’ve decided to share my design for the maleficent look you see. Most of my costume was made with a few bought pieces torn apart and redone to fit my look I was going for. I’ll do … Read more